Read Acts 1 vs. 4 and 8

We are observing the 40 days leading up to the sacrificial death of Christ. Christ made this sacrifice so we have a bridge to salvation. He opened the gates of Heaven and paid the price for our sin. While we are free from the grip of sin, the temptation never stops in our earthly lives. Christ knew this would be the case. In Acts Ch. 1 Christ gives the apostles instructions not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. This is the promise of the Holy Spirt. This gift prepares the apostles to spread the Gospel.

Today we have the same gift, promised to the apostles, because of Christ’s sacrifice. When we accept Christ, we receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. The Spirt helps us fight the temptations of the evil one. When we look at our world in 2022, we see the ravages of sin. No matter where we turn you cannot escape the work of the evil one, but the Holy Spirt continues to COMFORT God’s people. There is a song that says: “When Christ was dying, I (we) was on His mind.” Thank God for the sacrifice that makes our salvation possible.